Teen Voices
Teens March for Equal Rights, Planned Parenthood Across the Country
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Teen girls attended the women’s marches in droves across the country to put their stamps on a historic moment for equal rights.
Women's Rights
Women’s Movement Will Not Retreat in the Time of Trump
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With Trump’s election and his conservative agenda, the work to achieve gender equality continues to move forward on many fronts and is more vital than ever. This starts with the Women’s March on Jan. 21.
Teen Voices
Massachusetts Middle Schoolers Push for Passage of Equal Rights Amendment
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When these six middle schoolers learned that women don’t have the same rights as men in the Constitution, they picked up the phone and called Congress.
Philanthropy
‘My Passion, My Philanthropy:’ Lauren Embrey on Giving Bold and ‘Now’
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Helping to drive social change opened up Lauren Embrey’s world in ways she never imagined. And now here we are, finally, with a woman as the presidential nominee of a major party. The first in our series, “My Passion, My Philanthropy.”
Teen Voices
Teen Shares the Beauty of Kenya for Girls, Visitors
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From communities who pitch in to send a girl to university to the graceful Grevy’s zebra, the writer shares her favorite things about living in Kenya.
Maternal Health
Abortion is on the Agenda at Women Deliver: ‘Elephant in the Room’
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This week’s big gathering in Denmark also features the McKinsey Institute’s latest research on the wage gap and a new philanthropic initiative co-chaired by Melinda Gates and Mette-Marit, crown princess of Norway.
inheritance rights
In India, Daughters Have Big Family Problems with Inheritance
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The popularity of novelist Ratna Vira, who writes about this common family drama, could be a sign of cultural shift. But for now, many women in India are discouraged from inheriting family property on the same basis as their brothers.
Commentary
From Cairo to Louisiana, More Female Judges Needed
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Egyptian feminists are well aware of the distinction between law on the books and law in action; the challenge is now to implement the constitutional mandate.
Commentary
Here’s Why We Need a Comeback in U.S. Women’s Commissions
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The answer is things like CEDAW. Our government is an outlier for not ratifying this international women’s rights treaty, but that doesn’t need to stop us. National commissions can move the treaty’s agenda ahead. We just need more of them.
Culture
A feminist music festival in Chile wants to challenge Latin America’s sexy, submissive ideal of women
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At this year’s Viña del Mar festival, in Chile last month, the festival queen took a dive into a pool, covered only in rose petals, surrounded by fans and photographers.